Best vegetables that grow hydroponically
Growing vegetables hydroponically saves your space and conserves water. It is the new solution for every problem nowadays. Want to learn more about hydroponics then stop here and read this blog.
Hydroponics is an ancient technique, but the modern understanding behind it made it difficult to grow all vegetables on it. Apart from it, it is very beneficial and gives exceptional results. Hydroponics is the future of agriculture. It is a control method of growing vegetables from medium to temperature.
So these vegetables are known for:
Ø Produces higher yield
Ø Water conservation
Ø Minimum space
Ø Off-season vegetables
Ø No soil media
Ø Pest-free vegetables
Ø Require less labor
List of hydroponically grown vegetables:
It is advanced method to grow vegetables in cities with far reaching results. Some of the vegetables gives exceptional results on hydroponics; mention below:
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Lettuce: Lettuce is a perfect plant to start your hydroponics venture. It is super easy to grow without any experience and easy on pockets. It is extremely fast growing hydroponics crop which grows within a month. It seeds easily germinates in a soil-less medium into complete plant. Spinach:Like lettuce, spinach is also very easy to grow in hydroponics. Delicious and healthy spinach is grown on it. Make sure you use fresh spinach seeds for hydroponics because the older ones can give you tough time. Older seeds can take 7-21 days for sprouting. So beware of it. Kale:Hydroponics grows green leafy vegetables well. Kale is another vegetables that gives exceptional results. It is nutrient-rich plant and show its adaptability through its growth. It takes around 6 weeks to harvest kale after transplantation. Basil:Basil is an aromatic herb and adds it’s on flavor to everything. It is use for both medicinal and culinary purposes. It is very popular hydroponic crop because of its high value, easy produce and quick crop time. It only takes 28 days to mature. |
Chives:Chives are also another most commonly hydroponically grown herb through vertical towers. It can be grown all around the year. Beginner should grow it from plant rather than the seed. Growing chives through seed is a real challenge. Growing through plants it might take 2-3 weeks to grow chives. Coriander:It is also one of the easiest growing vegetable but takes long time. 50-60 days are required for coriander to mature. They gives higher yield in hydroponics with balanced pH and EC as compared to in soil medium. All baby leaves:When leaves attain certain height, color and size they are harvested. These are baby leaves. They grow faster and gives higher yield. All microgreens:Microgreen are small plants that are highly nutritious and easy to grow. They can be harvested with 6-14 days and grow over and over again. Hydroponically grown microgreens need favorable conditions for fast growth. |
Can root vegetables be grown hydroponically?
